Punchboard game device



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Patented Aug. 19, 1 952 'PUNCHBOARD GAME DEVICE J oseph' J Petr-o, Kaiser, and Michael A. Mattis,

' Shamokin, Pa.

Application April 11, 1949, Serial No..86,634

This invention relates to a game device and is concerned more particularly with a coin or check controlled, manually operable punch.board,ga'me device. V

A primary object of the invention is to provide such a device whereinfa game board is disposed within a cabinet structure beneath a transparent cover thereof and a punch mechanism is also enclosed within the cabinetwherein-it is.

capable of being moved to any selected point above the board through manuallyoperable connections which areaccessible exteriorly of the cabinet and preferably above .the cover thereof.

A further object of the invention is the pro-.

vision of a punch board device wherein a punch board is disposed within a cabinet and is fully visible through a transparent cover plate in the cabinet, a punch member which is movably supported by a swingable arm, also disposed within the cabinet, and having operating connections, including a vertical cylindrical member extending through and above the cabinet and terminating in an operating arm disposed above the cabinet,-for manual movement of the swingable arm, and a punch means carried thereby to desired positions above the punch board; there being punch actuating means carried by and disposed within the cylindrical'member and arms operablefrom a position on the operating arm, at the'will of the operator.

A' further object of the invention is to provide a punch board device which is relatively simple in construction, easy to operate and which includes punch positioning and controlling means, whereby the punch may readily be moved to any desired point above the .board and then depressed into the, board, thereby improving the operation and enhancing the chance possibilities of such devices Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent in the course of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1.is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the improved game device, the section being taken substantially-in the plane of line I-.-I' on Fig. 3. r

,Fig. 2 .-is a top plan view ofthedevice with portions broken away to disclose otherwise concealedstructure. I

Fig. 31s a vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale disclosing apreferred construction improved game device.

14 Claims. (01. 273-139) Fig. 4 is an enlarged elevational view of an improved pivot and operating member embodied in the invention.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged top plan view of mechanism shown in Fig. 3 for imparting movement to a lower arm upon manual movement of a corresponding upper arm.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but disclosing a modifiedstructure for operatively connecting corresponding upper and lower arms for llke movement in horizontal planes.

Fig. 7 is a view corresponding to Fig. 3 but without the operating mechanism thereof and disclosing a preferred punchactuating mechanism and associated electrical connections, which forsake of clarity of disclosure, is only partially shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a fragmental enlarged horizontal sectional view of the punch carrying arm, in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is an enlarged elevational view of the punch element.

Fig. 10 is a view corresponding to Fig. 7 but disclosing a direct mechanically operable punch mechanism.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the

improved device is disclosed as embodying a cabinet I0 which includes vertical end walls II and II, top, intermediate, and bottom walls I2, I3 and I 4 respectively, and opposite side walls I5 and I5. legs I6 adjacent the corners thereof and which legs terminate in suitable supporting feet I1.

The cabinet is provided with an electrical socket I8 in one end wall I I thereof and between walls I3 and I4.

The cabinet is further provided with a switch I9 including a switch closing electromagnet 20,

The opening 23' like the side wall portions II" and I5 is closed by a glass plate 24 for render ing the interior of the cabinet at this end visible between the walls I2' and I3. A punch board 26 is removably disposed over the opening 25, and the function of theopening 21 is to permit the punchings to drop to an exposed position beneath the'cabinet.

In order to prevent tampering with the interior a of the punch board by access'thereto through the The cabinet is supported 'by vertical.

punch board 26.

drop down between the sloping walls of the bars opening 21, guard or grating means are provided between the punch board 26 and the opening 21 and such means in a preferred embodiment thereof comprise two horizontal staggered rows of substantially right angled bars 28 which extend transversely of the cabinet with their crests directed upwardly and the bars of the upper row are disposewmidwayr between- ..the: bars of the.

lower rowythe reby preventing hand access-:tothe The punchings however may 28 and be discharged between the spaced edges of the upper and lower bars.

The spaced bars 28 of the gratingimayrbesuit ably supported adjacent their opposite endsbybrackets 29 and 30 so as to substantially fill the,

opening 21 and obstruct access therethrough from the bottom of the cabinet.

A vertically disposed fixed cylindrical 3|;is;positioned;substantially centrally of the cabinet: HL that-is equal distance. from theside. as well as the end walls [5 and |.I..r=espectively.. and. suchsupport extends upwardly from the bottom wall-M throughthe intermediatehorizon:

tel Wall 1 3.-where.- it. terminates a. short. distance thereabove. This cylindrical support is...r.igidly mountedonthebottom wall IA bymeansoian annular flanged base. member 32. and at. apoint slightly. below. the. wall l3. isflprovided i With...an. aperture 33 in its cylindrical wall for aepurnose. later referred to. V I

The upper end portioniof. the. fixed support. .3. l.

is' exteriorly threaded (to. receive a. flanged. IQ!- taining nut: 34. for. loosely engagingandi retain-r ine; a-.circumerential, flange. 35;. formed on. the.

lower end portion of a second verticallcylindrioal' member.- 3.6,.for,rotatin.oithemember 36} about its; axis uponthe. upper endoithe fixed support.

31;. Thememben 3fiiisifurtherproyided with: a

dished bearing or collar plate 31'intermediateits.

ends which rests. upon. the top. wall I2, off the cabinet and. in. which; the. upper portion ,p of j. the. device is rotatively supported while the. lower.

end. of. the. member 36 vis.-..telescoped within. the upper. endiofsupport. 3|... The flanged. nut 34 prevents verticallwithdrawal of member, 36 from.

the support 31 while. providing, a bearing for that end portion .Iflie. rotatably supported member. 36' is. provided'withupper and lower radially projecting arms 38 and 39respectively, whicharms are suitalby rigidly securedtothe member 36 ior unitary rotation therewith. As is indicated1at. 3B" in Fig. 3; the cylindrical wall of the member .3fiiis cut away toprovide parts communicating with the. interior of the hollow arms 38 and; 39;

A pair-ofsupplemental arms 40; 41 .have corresponding ends .thereof" disposed belowand piV.-'- otally connected" to and carried by the: outerends of the armsv 38 and 3.9 respectively, whereby such; armsmay have; pivotalxmovement relative to-yther'arms'3J3 and'39-, while at the same timethey' are' bodily movable about the axis of the cylindrical'supporting-member36. with the; arms- 38'and 39: As will be seen from the sectional View in 1, theupper pivotallyconnected arms- 3-8 and; M] are dispose'd above'the'; top of -thecabinet while thelower pivotall'y' connected arms- 39 and I-Pare disposed within: thecabinet and between-- the glass coverplate 2b and the-punch board 23 above which the punch carrying armtl -i's'movable in a-manner later described;

with the arms 40 and 4| and are rotatably mounted within the hollow arms 38, 39. Each pulley-like pivot member 4242 is identical in construction and one thereof is more clearly shown in Fig. 4.

As indicated above each member 42, and 42 includes a generally cylindrical body having annually reducedzlower bearing=portipnsg43 and 44. Thesebearing portions aresof smaller diameter than the upper pulley-like portions, whereby the former rests adjacent its periphery upon the 0W1'..Wa1l.Qi.the arm 38 or 39 and the latter of which is rotatably supported in an aperture in suchz-walk or the-jams.

flihez'members 4242 further include a depending threaded tubular shank or stem 45,

which projects through a concentric aperture support I in zthel upper wall of connecting arm 40 or 4!, and a nut 49 or 49 engages such threaded stem nd, binds. ai pp r w l. etw nthe. portion 44; andth nu flfhus the.piv ?m mbers.'41;.,42: arelr g d fr se e ito t e esn cti e; arms 410;, 4.!

whil'esame are rotatably mounted in the lowe if w lls of. the hollow arms. 33 andv 39, and Within which the body. Portion 42; of" p vot. mbers are disp I These pulley-like members 42; 42"" areflea chj provided with a. pairof vertically spaced cable receivinggrooves 46 and afca'ble anchoring-anew ture' 41 is provided in each groove. The pivot members are-each providedwith a relatively large N through arm- 39 and-intothe grooves 43' of the" The free ends of the lowerpivot. member 42'. cables: are here secured in apertures 41 in the same mannendescribed above. The grooves 43 and the apertures 47' are best shown inFig. 4.

It is to be noted that the-upper and lower ends: ofi the cables extend to oppOsite sides of the. respective pivot members, whereby upon manually-turning the arm 40:. relative to the arm 38a that the upper'end of one cable 50' or 5| will wind upon the pivot member '42 and itsopposite endz'willzwindoiff'the lower member 42'. Theop posits willoccur' with the other cable as willbe seenfromapomparison ofFigs. 3 and'5.

It will of course be understood that the end portionsxof the cables are wound in the grooves 46 which; for sake of? clarity isnot shown in all figures. on the drawings;

In Fig. 6 is disclosed' a modified" embodiment of: the.- connections between the pivot members andiwhereimthe pivot "members 42 and; 42*- are modified to the extent that sam'e are provided with sprocket wheels instead of the grooves 46;

A cooperating cylindrical member is-rotatablydisposed within thecylindrieal member 36 by means of circumferential bearing flanges 58 The arms 40, 4| are pivotally-connectedtothe respective arms 13 3, 39? by means of tubular pulleyr-like: pivotamembers: 42-; 42." which are rigid orrthememberSB and cooperating retaining rings 5.1.. suitably: secured within opposite end portions of themember 36: a 1

The membei55 is'provided at its opposite ends with sprocket wheels alined withthos eon the members 42 and 42 and sprocket chains Wand" safiiiibd w thin. the? holfljow 'anns" tisfi nd 391' respectively ;are operatively. engaged with the V alinedsprooket wheels on the pivot members I and rnember 55.

free end of the lower supplemental arm 4! and thisfmember preferably comprises an elongated flatba'r having spaced gear teeth, engaging apertures 6! formed therealong. 'lf'hebar is further" formed at its lower end into a'cylindrical.

punch element 62 as: shown inFigqQ.

A punch membei 60 is disposed adjacent the The punch bar 69 isguidingly supported vertically alined openings in the upper and lower walls of the arm 4| as indicated. in'Fig. 7. and

is normally retained atits upper jinoperativepo sition.

The apertured bar 60 cooperates with aQg ear I 63' supportedfcentrally of the'arm on a rotatable walls of the arm.

Another-gear 66 is secured to the shaft 64 at each side of the centrally disposed gear ,63," and these gears 65 cooperate witha' pairof apertured shaft 64 suitablyv journalled the opposite side.

arms 66 mounted" on the .forward endtof the.

reciprocable' core member ,6! of an electro-. magnet 68. supported within the arm 4!,- intermediate its pivotalconnection with'arm 39 and its outer .free end. The-punchbar '69 is preferably" provided with a right angularl-yLdisposed stop member 69,

This punchoperating assembly is.

which in the upper and-inoperative position of the. punch engages the inner upperrwall of the arm a and which .is normally retained in such position by means of .av coil spring H1, disposed between such member 69 and the inner bottom wall of the arm.

,The electro-magnet ea withingthe as 4] is.

adapted for energization through coin control of a an electric circuit therefor and which circuit is further'and manually controlledfrom the upper.

exposed supplemental arm. as shown in Figs. 1 and '7.

"Accordingly, alconductdr H extends from a line socket l8 to'switch block [9, which in'turn is provided with-an extension 12 engageable, by the coin controlled lever 22 for closing-oi the switch I9. A; conductor 13 wextends from the switch I9, throughan opening I3'iin the wall lithence-through the supportaperture 93v and,

upwardly through member 36. The conductor 13 then extends laterally through arm 38, downwardlythrough the central opening 48 in pivot member 42 and thence again laterally within arm 40'where it is connected with one contact arm of a normally open manual switch-l1. ,The other arm of said switch; is connected by a conductor 16 paralleling the conductor 13 through arms 40. 38 and member 36 but whiohextends. laterally within arm 39, downwardly through pivot member 42 and isfterminally connected to the. cm

A conductor 14 extends from socket l8,

electro-magnet 68.

through aperture 33, arm 39 and pivot member 42-- and hasrits opposite'endconnectedto the electro-magriet 68. A further conductor 15 ex- 1 tends from the electro-magnet 20 in the switch I9 and has its opposite-endfconnectedto the end of c .61 opposite the end thereof;- to whichj gear engaging arms V 66 are. connected.

contact members ,Hl and 'l5 areprovided at the -points of; connection .of. conductorsjlt and, f 15 with the 4 electro-magnet 69 and its, movable core 61, respectively, .At this point it is to be suitably insulated from the core 61.

notedthat thegear actuating arms 66 and contact memberH'IBesare;

about its axis.

shown in Fig. 7.

A modified embodiment of the punch actuating means isjshown in Fig. l0 and which means-is wholly mechanical in contra-distinctionto the" l .asi i .d-,. ea s in" electrically controlled Figsi '1, 7 and 8. V

The modifiedmeanscomprises a'tubular sleeve 90 supported within the memb'er 36 for limited" movement axially thereof but which ispreferably connected for movement with the member 36;

slots in the wall of member 36. a The sleeve 99 is provided with a circumferential flange 92 adjacent its lower end and.

slightly below the corresponding end of the re tatably mounted member ilfi and asecond circumferential flange 93 is provided at the lower end of the'sleeve' inlspaced relation to the H flange 92.

A coil spring 94 is disposed withinthe stationary support 3! and has its opposite ends engaged with bearing washers .96 andf96 which 1 respectively engage flange 93 and aciroumfere enti'al flange 9! on the inner wall of the sup-f port 3|. 7

The purpose of the spring 94 1s to normally urge the sleeve upwardly within memberu36 in preparation forra punching operation-but the sleeve is normally retained in. a lowered inop' V erative position of the partsfas indicated in Fig. 10.. with the spring 94 slightly compressed by means of a coin controlled sleeve locking and releasing bar 98.

Thebar 98 extends into proximity to the @0113 controlled operating lever 2-2 and is normally urged toward the support 31 by means of-a relatively light coil spring 99 having one thereof 'wconnectedto the bar and-the other end-com nected to the-support. a I A latch l 99 is reciprocably supported.in a .bore

in the end of the bar. 99 and has its free end, bevelled off and which end isslidably disposed in;

an. aperture in the wallet support 3|.

A coil spring It: slightly stronger than spring, 99 is disposed in said bore andbears against the 1 rear end of latch H30 for-permitting movement, thereof. relative tothe bar, for a purpose laterreferred to. The latch is further provided with a-pin l02 extending into aslot in the bar for limiting said movement of thelatch while preventing same from moving entirely out of the bore.

w A generally stifibut somewhat flexible tubular guide member I 03 is disposed within theupper arms 38 and 49 and which intermediate its ends extends freely through the pivot member-4 2.

The guide member E03. may be suitably connected to the arms at desired-pointsin itslength and'a Bowden wire llldextends .thro ughflthe guide member and has. one .end thereof extending downwardly belowthe corresponding end of the] member and is suitably secure'd tothe sleeve 99 adjacentits upper end.) .The opposite end o'f-the Wire extends through an aperture in "the upper Such connection may embody a l key and slot connection parallel with'sa id axis or'one or more small pins.9l carriedby the wall of the sleeve 96 and, extending into iverticalf synchronous; swingin movernent, thereof; and

Jnreans supported'by said armsfor operating said Punch, It ,m. m. e i v2. Ina game device, a-cabinethavinga topwall including a1transparentpaneLa punch board removablyq supported. within the cabinet below said transparentjpanel, a vertically disposed tubular memberrotatably supported within the cabinet and projecting above said top wall, a hollow arm rigid withv and projecting radially from said tubular member in saidcabinet and abovesaid member being in communication, drive means in saidtiibularmemberand said arms rigid therewith, said drive means being connected to said supplemental arms for synchronous movement thereof, and punch operating means extending through said arms and tubular member andconnected with said punch.

3. The structure according to claim 2, wherein said drive means comprises flexible members 013'".

eratively engaged with members rigid with said supplemental arms and which provide said pivotal connections.-

4. The structure according to claim 2, together with a guard disposed below said punch board and including overlapping angular bars providing spaces therebetween to permit punchings to pass therethrough while precluding hand access to said punch board.

5. The structure according to claim 2, wherein supplemental arms on said first and second arms, a punch movably supported by the first supplenen'tal arm adjacent its free end, and punch opaerating meansextending through said tubular 'member and allgf said arms and including conftrol means .carried .by the secondsupplemental arm adjacent its free end. I

-8. The structure according to claim 7- wherein ;sa'id pivotal connections each comprises a generally cylindrical" member rigidlyroonnected to the" corresponding supplemental arm and pivot- ,ally'feng'agingl'the corresponding rigid arm and said? members "having axial openings providing aid communication between the rigid andsupplernental a ms .9. The struotiireaccording reclaim-11 wherein sai interconnecting' means comprises a pair 'of cables extending .through said. 'tubuiar member gahd ih'al'ving f their opposite en s secured, to said fpivot'al j 'connections at diametrically spaced points from their axes with. one; end of one cable s-e'cured'to one pivotal connection at one side of its axis and the other end thereof secured to the other pivotal connection at the opposite side of its axis and the ends of the other cable secured to said pivotal connections on the sides of their axes opposite to the ends of the first cable.

10. The structure'according to claim '7 wherein said interconnecting means comprises a vertically said punch operating means comprises an electro-magnet in said first supplemental arm, and including a core, and rack and gear connections between the core and said punch.

6. The structure according to claim 2 wherein said punch operating means comprises a tubular sleeve rotatable with and vertically slidable in said tubular member, and a pair of elongated flexible members connected at adjacent ends to said sleeve, the other end of one of said flexible members connected with said punch and a knob on the other end of the other flexible member and disposed above the top wall of said second supplemental arm.

'7. In a game device, a cabinet having a top wall including a transparent panel, a .punch board disposed in said cabinet beneath said panel, a vertically disposed tubular member rotatably supported in said cabinet adjacent one edge of said panel and said punch board, and projecting above said top wall, a hollow arm rigid with and communicating with said tubular member and projecting radially therefrom at a position intermediate said panel and said punch board, a second hollow arm rigid with and communicating with said tubular member and projecting radially therefrom at its upper projecting end and in parallelism with said first arm, a supplemental hollow arm having one end thereof communicating with and pivotally connected to the adjacent end of said first arm, a second supplemental hollow arm having one end thereof communicating with and pivotally connected to the adjacent end of said second arm, interconnecting means between said supplemental arms and disposed in said first and second arms and said tubular member for synchronous pivotal movement of the disposed cylindrical member rotatably supported within said tubular member, a sprocket chain operatively engaged with a sprocket wheel on one end of the cylindrical member and a sprocket wheel on one of said pivotal connections and a second sprocket chain operatively engaged with a sprocket wheel on the other end of said cylindrical member and a sprocket wheel on the other pivotal connection.

11. The structure according to claim '7, wherein said punch operating means comprises an electro-magnet disposed in the first supplemental arm, rack and gear connections between the core of said magnet and said punch, a knob controlled switch in said second supplemental arm and conductors between said switch and said electromagnet.

12. .The structure according to claim 7, wherein said punch operating means comprises a cylindrical sleeve supported within said tubular member for vertical movement therein, a flexible punch operating member extending through the first rigid and supplemental arms and having its opposite ends connected to said sleeve and said punch, a second flexible member extending through the second rigid and supplemental arms, said second flexible member having one end thereof connected to said sleeve and the opposite end of the flexible member extending through other arm extending above said top wall, a sec- 0nd arm pivotally connected at one end thereof on a vertical axis to each of said first arms adacent their free ends, a punch carried by the second arm above the board adjacent its free end, punch operating means carried by the first and second arms operable by means of a knob on the the tubular member and said first arms connected-with the second" arms at said pivotal connections 'forsynchronous swinging movement thereof.

142-111 a: game devioe',-acabinetinc1i1ding atop wall, a punch board-supported-in thecabinet be- 'low andparallel with-said wall, a; hollow generaHy U-shaped memberrotatebly supportedin the cabinet and' comprising an 'upper'airm" above --said"top wa11 and a parallel iower arm a'b'ove said "board, a. memberp'ivotal'ly supported" by each of said arms adjacent its free endya'supp'lemental arm rigidlysecurectto teacher said" members adjacent one end there-of; drive connections. b'etween-said members *for synchronous swinging movement' of' said-supp1ementa1nrms aboufthe "axes-of saidmembers, a punch'carried by thefree end: of the lower supplemental'arm', punch op- 1'2 erating" means snpportedibyfseim first andf si1l5- plementl arms inelfldingsnflfinbb:adjacent the free end of the upper supplementaltarm. which knob provides for'rmanuail swinging-movement of the upper supplemental arm aibout the axis of the corresponding pivot-member;

J OSEPH-" J; PE'ERD:

MICHAEfIp A; V 7

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2,0621% Perry i Nov'; 25 1933 2,314,743 Walters Ma;r: 23-, 194B FOREIGN PATENTS" 7 Number Country; Date;

782,937 Erance Mar. 25,1935 

